JOBS and OPPORTUNITIES
Work with us
SO Festival is part of Magna Vitae, a charitable trust that provides a wide range of cultural, leisure, and health-related facilities in Lincolnshire.
We don’t have any vacancies at the moment.
We currently have the following opportunities:
Start Your Creative Career with the Creative Collective
Interested in the arts? Want to work in the creative world but not sure where to begin?
We’ve created the Creative Collective programme to give you real experience, practical training and 1-2-1 support to help you step confidently into the creative sector. We also want your input and thoughts in shaping the work we do.
What Is It?
A flexible, hands-on programme designed to help you build skills, confidence and experience in the arts, events, festivals, media and marketing.
Who’s It For?
- People aged 18–25
- Living in Mablethorpe or Skegness
- No experience needed!
What You’ll Gain
You’ll actively work on shaping SO Festival 2027, along with opportunities to support and run workshops. Real-life work experience, working alongside arts professionals.
You’ll be able to take part in all or some:
• Behind‑the‑scenes festival experience
• Blogging, reviews, video and marketing projects
• Supported trips to arts venues and festivals
• Creative careers insight
• Paid and unpaid work experience
• Job application, CV and cover letter support
• Confidence and employability skills
• Networking with creative professionals
• 1-2-1 guidance and a personalised plan
Register your interest by completing the form below. If you have any questions, email us at sofestival@mvtlc.org
About Magna Vitae: A Trust for Leisure and Culture
Our Vision is to improve the wellbeing of our community, enabling people to live great lives.
Our Mission is to clearly demonstrate proactive and innovative leadership, that will generate positive changes in the areas of social and economic inequality. We are committed to empower local people by reaching out with humanity and compassion.
Our cultural work and impact focuses on our deprived coastline, Humber to Wash; Skegness, Mablethorpe, Grimsby and Boston, and has grown with exponential success. Despite our coastal area being deprived, geographically isolated and an area of low arts engagement, we’ve strong strategic relationships from community roots to international collaboration, making major contributions to the reputation of England’s cultural sector, at local, National and International levels.
We deliver high quality National and International cultural projects that improve people’s lives. Our flagship projects are:
SO Festival: An International Street Theatre festival on the Lincolnshire East Coast
Embassy Theatre: the jewel in the crown of the British Seaside resort, Skegness, a destination that has become part of a visitor tradition.
